The effect of chirality on the phase transitions of chiral/8CB mixtures

Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals Science and Technology Section A: Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals

Volumn 302, Issue , 1997, Pages 1-11

  Iannacchione, Germano S ^a   Qian, Sihai ^b   Wittebrood, Monique ^b,c   Finotello, Daniele ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTERIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; MIXTURES; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; PHASE TRANSITIONS; SMECTIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

ANOPORE CONFINEMENT; CHIRALITY; OCTYLCYANOBIPHENYL;

LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 0031356470     PISSN: 1058725X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10587259708041803     Document Type: Article

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